Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-15
IN GLASS;.
no CHANGE N The SITUATION At ANY
POINT.
The u.na Presents is Reply 70 The Aasuhsa-srs
Association, 81: Rstesss . Disclose It's
Con.sss 10 he Public.

1t was six O'Clock Tuesday evening be-
fore the reply of the American Flint Glass
Workers Union to the Pressed Table
Ware Glass Manufacturers Association
was completed, and it was then sent to the
rooms of the latter Association. 1t was
expected that the members would be in
waiting to receive it, but when the Com
mittee arrived with the document tie
place was in darkness and there was no
body to take it.
Yesterdays Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
said concerning the reply: The officers
of the workers union were very reticen'
in regard to what it contained, and would
not talk much about it. President Smith
said: The reply is not very lengthy, and
in Difference to the manufacturers I cannot
say anything about it until it is presented
to them tomorrow. 1t is very strong, and
the details state emphatically the condi-
tons we wish in regard to the new rules
and the wage scale"
The report is intended as q refutation
and criticism Of the manufacturers scale.
For this reason il reCites the entire wage
question from the first conference. /.
points out the number of concessions made
by either side during the conferences, and
claims that the manufacturers scale has
over 400 changes over those agreed upon,
and in every case are they directly against
the workmen. Rule ,, which is so objec-
tionabe to the men, is criticised, and an
amendment proposed that both mill COM
mittees confer whenever trouble arises in
factory. Regarding the gatherers' wages
the advance is still insisted upon and arbi.
tcation proposed. The scale, as agreed
upon at the conferences, must be riSidly
adhered to.
Another official said There is no hope
for speedy settlement Of the matter.
am positive that the reply will no, be ac-
ceptsd at all, and then the differences Can
not be settled before March next. We do
not expect that the manufacturers vii! ask
for q conference TO arbitrate the matter.
They never positiv ~ refused 70 confer rs
has been stated, but / cannot see how they
would listen TO proposition fer confer
ence on this. | think the reply is the uI-
timatum on the part Of our union. Unless
the manufacturers come prepared 10 IL
dorse it, think it probable that the fac
tories which are now idle will remain so
until March, and the pressed-glss houses
will Join the strikers. In regard 10 the
assertion that the employees said the prop
ostion Of the manufacturers was an ul.i.
matum he admitted such TO be the case,
but ssid the man afactuIers did lot 50 term
il.
Jenkin Jones, OF the Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, and representing the firm OF
Jones, Cavitt & Co., was seen IL company
with a number Of other manufacturers,
all OF whom were in disagreeable mood,
about o'clock. They were in hurry 10
get TO their factories, and Mr.. Jones said:
The woIkmen Claimed that what we
proposed was orr ultimatun TO them, but
there is nothing further from the truth.
1t was lot an ultimatum, but simply
a sensible and businsss-like proposition 10
pay them 50 much wages for so much work.
If they did not see Iii TO agree 10 i; we
would not have thought anything Of thu
matter, but would hold ourselves in reahi-
meas 10 arbitrete with them. II is all in
justice to the members 10 say that i: wGs
their ultimatum. There was no such word
used nor was intended
There was no change yesterday in the
factories which are idle and the ones which
are working. 4 telegram was received
from PittsbuTg last evening saying that
tho olauc rnr lara rplusei IN give ont their
reply or disclose is contents to the public.